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  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Occupy Bernal Proves Occupy Movement Isn't Totally Ineffective

    Back in December we told readers about the newer, much more civilized arm of the local Occupy movement, dubbed Occupy Bernal Heights. The goal of this new Occupy group was not to pitch tents on public property, but to stop foreclosures and help troubled homeowners get affordable refinancing.So how s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Supervisor John Avalos Tries to Stop Foreclosures with New Legislation

    ​While in New York City, Occupy protesters celebrated their 6-month of anniversary with mass arrests in Zuccotti Park, protesters in San Francisco are celebrating their anti-big bank existence with legislation that will, hopefully, put an end to these egregious home foreclosures citywide Occupy Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Skin for Sale: Auction and Fundraiser Lead to Two New Tattoos for SPCA's Laura Gretch

    Last week we told you about Laura Gretch of the San Francisco SPCA: She agreed to let the highest bidder in an eBay auction choose her next tattoo, and then get the winning design permanently applied at a fundraising event. Well, the auction brought in $550, and Gretch got not one tattoo but two -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Skin for Sale: SPCA's Laura Gretch to Let Auction Decide Her Next Tattoo

    When we think of pet adoption drives, we think of Saturday mornings in a Petco parking lot, not tattoos, cocktails, and auctions. But the latter is what you'll get Friday night, as Laura Gretch of the San Francisco SPCA will get a tattoo -- one that's chosen by the highest bidder on an eBay auction. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Rich Beatles Fans Will Pay Buttloads of Cash For Questionable Memorabilia

    Later this month, an amplifier used by George Harrison when he was recording Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with the rest of The Beatles is going under the hammer in London. And it's expected to sell for somewhere between $80,000 and $110,000. We wouldn't be that surprised i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Sugar Rush at the Sir Francis Drake: Prep Your Sweet Tooth Now

    ​ In a world of corn syrup, San Francisco chefs continue to handle sugar as well as anyone, and San Franciscans themselves have certainly supported them. Now you can support your sweet tooth, and a great cause, alongside some of the Bay's best desserts. The fifth annual Sugar Rush, Spark's ann ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 19, 2011

    Art Takes Root

    ​ In a world of corn syrup, San Francisco chefs continue to handle sugar as well as anyone, and San Franciscans themselves have certainly supported them. Now you can support your sweet tooth, and a great cause, alongside some of the Bay's best desserts. The fifth annual Sugar Rush, Spark's ann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Giants Ask You to Lend a Hand By Donating a Glove

    The children's future is in your hands​There has been a little too much beating up in baseball this season. So we suggest letting kindness take over for a change. At this Saturday's Giants game against the Cincinnati Reds, you can lend a hand by donating a glove. The Giants Community Fund, the tea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2011

    Make Offer

    The children's future is in your hands​There has been a little too much beating up in baseball this season. So we suggest letting kindness take over for a change. At this Saturday's Giants game against the Cincinnati Reds, you can lend a hand by donating a glove. The Giants Community Fund, the tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Japan Fundraiser Brings in $11,000 -- Jane Kim More Popular Than Burning Man Tickets

    An evening with Jane Kim​We stand corrected. Someone can imagine cycling around the city with Supervisor David Chiu -- and paying $250 for it. Lunch with Supervisor Malia Cohen? Not so much. All in all, the Board of Supervisors pulled in $11,390 Wednesday night at a silent auction held for tsunami ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2011

    It's All Around

    An evening with Jane Kim​We stand corrected. Someone can imagine cycling around the city with Supervisor David Chiu -- and paying $250 for it. Lunch with Supervisor Malia Cohen? Not so much. All in all, the Board of Supervisors pulled in $11,390 Wednesday night at a silent auction held for tsunami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Thao and Mirah Perform at Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Benefit This Friday

    Future Thaos and Mirahs?​You may not know Chixx Mixx or Poison Apple Pie by name, but they're bands formed by Bay Area tween and teen girls, and they don't sound like what you might be picturing. As much as we all would like to think gender divides do not exist, it's the sad and simple truth ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2011

    We Love You, GW, Oh Yes We Dooooo ...

    Future Thaos and Mirahs?​You may not know Chixx Mixx or Poison Apple Pie by name, but they're bands formed by Bay Area tween and teen girls, and they don't sound like what you might be picturing. As much as we all would like to think gender divides do not exist, it's the sad and simple truth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Ragazza Raising Funds for Former Employee

    Lara HataAn eBay auction of items donated by local chefs also seeks to raise money.​Ragazza is hosting a benefit to raise cash for a former staff member who was among the targets of a violent crime last month. The Jan. 24 fundraiser aims to raise funds to help with the victim's medical bills a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    Racing for Punks

    Lara HataAn eBay auction of items donated by local chefs also seeks to raise money.​Ragazza is hosting a benefit to raise cash for a former staff member who was among the targets of a violent crime last month. The Jan. 24 fundraiser aims to raise funds to help with the victim's medical bills a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Brown Bag Benefit Auction Promises Luxe Lunches for Top Bidders

    Darin L./YelpCorey Lee's Benu is one of 26 places donating six-person lunches.​The Brown Bag Lunch Project, an online fundraiser for the San Francisco Community School, is auctioning off meals from 26 S.F. chefs and restaurants. The school is seeking to raise $5,000. The list of providers so f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Tonight at El Rio: Ice Cream to the People!

    Produce to the PeopleTonight's El Rio event benefits Produce to the People, which harvests and distributes backyard produce.​The weather's turned, but you can still chill out with some Straus ice cream and other edibles tonight at El Rio's Ice Cream to the People! It's a benefit party for Prod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    SF Street Food Festival's Silent Auction Packed with Gastro Swag

    Claudine/FlickrLand the winning bid, and make like Sam the Butcher at Avedano's.​While the hype for Saturday's SF Street Food Festival is reaching fever pitch, the affiliated silent auction, going on now, has pretty much remained under the food universe's radar. The list of auction items reads ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    I Can Laugh About it Now

    Claudine/FlickrLand the winning bid, and make like Sam the Butcher at Avedano's.​While the hype for Saturday's SF Street Food Festival is reaching fever pitch, the affiliated silent auction, going on now, has pretty much remained under the food universe's radar. The list of auction items reads ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2010

    Making Book

    Claudine/FlickrLand the winning bid, and make like Sam the Butcher at Avedano's.​While the hype for Saturday's SF Street Food Festival is reaching fever pitch, the affiliated silent auction, going on now, has pretty much remained under the food universe's radar. The list of auction items reads ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    5 Things To Do This Weekend for Under $10

    AJ FarkasMatmos, at SFMOMA on Saturday​Our apologies for the shorter list this week. We came down with the N-Flu (you know how it goes, sick folks ride the N to work and infect the whole Muni line). So there's only 5 Things on our list for cheap weekend entertainment. But they're good things. To m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    High Five, Hirst

    AJ FarkasMatmos, at SFMOMA on Saturday​Our apologies for the shorter list this week. We came down with the N-Flu (you know how it goes, sick folks ride the N to work and infect the whole Muni line). So there's only 5 Things on our list for cheap weekend entertainment. But they're good things. To m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    S.F. Green Party Runs Short on Green, Abandons HQ. But There'll Be a HELL of a Party...

    Whatever epithet you wish to toss at the San Francisco Green Party, "negative" doesn't seem to be applicable. The party has announced that it can no longer scratch together the rent for its downtown headquarters -- a sum spokeswoman Erika McDonald believed to be around $1,000 monthly. But inabilit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2009

    Girl v. Autoimmune Disorder

    Whatever epithet you wish to toss at the San Francisco Green Party, "negative" doesn't seem to be applicable. The party has announced that it can no longer scratch together the rent for its downtown headquarters -- a sum spokeswoman Erika McDonald believed to be around $1,000 monthly. But inabilit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Local Heavies to Celebrate Cecilia Chiang, the Julia Child of Chinese Cooking

    Silent auction prizes include signed copies of Chiang's latest book.​Famed San Francisco restaurant owner, cooking teacher, and consultant Cecilia Chiang is being honored on her 90th birthday Friday with a banquet at Yank Sing Rincon Center (101 Spear at Mission). The eight-course menu was cre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Street Food Fest Auction Could Get You Face Time with Local Chefs

    Elaine Baker/FlickrNopa's Laurence Jossel: This could be your kitchen, 'cept with a cheaper fridge.​Two weeks ago we reported on the coalescing list of silent auction items for the San Francisco Street Food Festival happening this Saturday. Since then there've been glittery additions, includin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Want to Make Your Place Feel More Lived In? Try Butchery

    J. Birdsall Farr at work: This could be your dining room table.You know, a house just isn't a home these days without a little pig butchery. Just so happens that if you score the winning bid in the San Francisco Street Food Festival's silent auction, you'll be able to give your flat exactly w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Swag from Unabomber's Pending Auction: 'One Razor, Never Used...'

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Tupac’s 1995 Jaguar Up for Auction on eBay

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    On Comics: There Might Be $50,000 in Your Closet (But Probably Not)

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    Storytime, Yay!

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    Scenes from a Light Brown Apple Moth Fashion Show

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2008

    Watch Them Cook

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Coachella, Mortified confessions, Ascended Master and the Golding Collection of Rock Art - Your Monday Morning Hangover

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2008

    Homoerotic Art Auction today

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    The Weekend Hitlist: 4/18-4/20

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2008

    Your Black Muslim Bakery Photos on the Auction Block

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    Don't make the breakup a big deal if you're just gonna get back together

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that, despite Theodore "The Unabomber" Kaczynski's legal objections, the serial bomber's possessions can be auctioned off on the Internet (oh, irony). The proceedings will be applied to a $15 million restitution order to his maimed and murdered ... More >>

  • Music

    July 18, 2007

    The Last Time We Reunite (Except for That Next Time)

    Sometimes it's so damn hard to be a Slint fan

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2007

    Sold! To that little fucker in the Vans -- Skate This Art

    Sometimes it's so damn hard to be a Slint fan

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Place to Watch Pornos (and Be Considered Intellectual)

    Sometimes it's so damn hard to be a Slint fan

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2004

    Film Frenzy

    The S.F. Black Film Festival may be short, but don't let that fool you

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2003

    Haunted Happenings

    Halloween Listings

  • Music

    February 9, 2000

    Riff Raff

    After Hours Clubs, John Vanderslice, Missing Apples at the Fillmore, and Jello Biafra

  • Dining

    November 17, 1999

    Side Dish

    Party.com, Rim Style, Arriba!, Peel Me a Grape, Royal Flush (Continued)

  • Film

    August 18, 1999

    Blue in the Face

    Party.com, Rim Style, Arriba!, Peel Me a Grape, Royal Flush (Continued)

  • News

    September 3, 1997

    The Sky's the Limit

    How buying and selling pollutants could help clean up the Bay Area's air

  • Calendar

    July 30, 1997

    Night+Day

    How buying and selling pollutants could help clean up the Bay Area's air

  • Calendar

    September 25, 1996

    The Grid

    How buying and selling pollutants could help clean up the Bay Area's air

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